Worldwide stats provided by worldometers put the global COVID-19 number of reported cases today at 4,910,481. (51,139 new+) (Deaths: 320,448 and Recovered: 1,919,129) I emphasize reported because there is a wide variance in testing and manner of reporting from country to country and place to place. If I had to guess, i'd say the actual number of cases is 10 times that which is being reported.
As of 6:23 a.m. ET on Monday May 19, 2020:
From Global News, Canada reported 78,061 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The official Province of Ontario website is reporting 22,957 total confirmed cases and 1,904 total deaths. Currently, there are 972 people are in hospital with 174 in ICU. Today, at 10:52 a.m. CTV reported Ontario saw a slight spike in new COVID-19 cases, but the daily death count dropped. "On Tuesday, provincial health officials logged 427 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed patients in Ontario to 23,384, including 1,919 deaths and 17,898 recoveries."
Quebec continues to have the highest reported cases in the country with 43,627.
The Region of Durham reported 1,266 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (7 new-) The site also reports 16 (none new) current outbreaks at Hospitals, LTCF's and Retirement Homes with 11 of the outbreaks having been "concluded." Currently, there are 78 (none new) cases in Clarington.
In international news,
In a weird story, you can see the difference in how most nations treat our health care workers vs. how some are being treated in other parts of the world. While many cities across the world erupt at sundown with collective cheers to thank front-line workers treating COVID-19 patients, in Egypt, India, the Philippines, Mexico and elsewhere, some doctors and nurses have come under attack, intimidated and treated like pariahs because of their work.
From the "Is he mixing it with injected Lysol?" file, President Trump says he’s taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. Trump said he began the treatment about a week and a half ago. That course would have followed revelations that an official in the White House had tested positive for the virus.
Four weeks after Denmark began easing its lockdown, Danes on Monday returned to cafes and restaurants, confident that the coronavirus outbreak is under control. Last month, Denmark became the first country in Europe to reopen schools, day-care centres and smaller businesses. It did not see a subsequent rise in COVID-19 cases. “The quick shutdown and the fact that Danes actually listened to messages from authorities about good hygiene and social distancing are the main reasons we’ve come this far.”
Hopefully, the Danes do not see the same trend as France. Just one week after a third of schoolchildren in France went back to school in an easing of the coronavirus lockdown, there has been a worrying flareup of about 70 COVID-19 cases linked to schools, the government said Monday.
In national news,
It seems we have caught the attention of our American friend's with regards to the sad situations in our Long Term Care Facilities or as many call them...... "Nursing Homes". Fox News reported Coronavirus in Canada: 81 percent of deaths in nursing homes, report says. Advocates told the newspaper that cramped buildings and traveling employees – many of which work part-time shifts at several facilities to make a living – are two factors that have contributed to the severity of the outbreaks inside Canada’s nursing homes. (These factors are not entirely currently accurate; that said, the article needs to be read for context.)
In New Brunswick, the ban on temporary foreign workers in New Brunswick is putting pressure on food producers. Late last month, Premier Blaine Higgs abruptly announced that temporary foreign workers are banned from entry – the only province in Canada to place such a restriction, which occurred just as spring planting season was about to start. New Brunswick’s farmers are facing particular troubles in finding experienced labour, but this isn’t uncommon and is occurring across Canada. I'm confident the people collecting CERB will give up the benefit and go to work in agriculture.
In the "More bad news for Alberta?" file, if Joe Biden gets elected he will put the Keystone pipeline project on hold; mostly by stopping the approval(s) process. Alberta should be fine, as Trump will be re-elected in the U.S.
Love Trump, or hate him...he will be elected to a second term as President. Biden can not beat Trump, no way.
In Ontario,
Today, is the day! Many stores will re-open today in Ontario in the "new" COVID-19 era. It will be interesting to see how it all goes and hopefully people will stay patient with the retail workers. Not to pick on this particular retailer, but consider this:
"Marina Brock of Brock’s Department Store says touching items will be permitted, but not encouraged and you will notice something different when you try on clothing.
“Any clothing that our customers try on, we’ll be setting if aside for a 24 hour period,” explained Brock. “Then we will be releasing that item to the sales floor when that period is over.”
She says they’ll be limiting the number of customers allowed in at a time, require people to use hand santizer at entry and maintain social distancing at the cash.
“We’re going to be opening every other change room to facilitate distancing,” said Brock. “We will also wipe down the change rooms between uses.”
So, you may be trying on clothes, that somebody else tried on, but that item has not been sanitized other than to have been set aside for 24 hours? To quote Yogi Berra "You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there."
Ontario's education minister is set to make "the" announcement today on the fate of the school year. I will be shocked if the school year is not cancelled. I cannot imagine the kids going back to the schools, at this point. I would like to see on-line education continue over the summer, so the kids can get caught up. Even if it's just an hour per day. I wonder if the teachers will go for that?
In local news,
Beyond COVID-19, working from home may become the new normal for many in Durham Region. Will that be good, or bad? Here is what UOIT Professor Dan Hoornweg thinks. “A lot of people are wondering that. If anything, humans are very adaptable. Depending on how long this (working from home) lasts, we’re making changes and some of the parts of that we like, we’ll probably try to keep. Nobody really enjoys commuting, so that will probably have an impact on a number of people”
From the "visum est in conspectu" file, in Oshawa, four people are facing numerous firearm and drug related charges after a police investigation in Durham Region led to the seizure of guns, drugs and cash. Oh, and there was also a man arrested in Oshawa after threatening people with handgun and....Durham Regional Police are investigating early-morning gunshots in Oshawa on Sunday.
5 things to know for Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Wait times in grocery (and other) stores can be found here.
Hunting/fishing related closures in Ontario can be found here.
Town of Clarington COVID-19 updates can be found here.
Province of Ontario COVID-19 updates can be found here.
Government of Canada COVID-19 updates can be found here.
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